Cut Gate trail in the Peak District: this is the definitive way to do it. Cut Gate typically poses a real conundrum to a lot of mountain bikers. It's hard to decide how to fit it into a loop, so it often gets left out and riders head over to the other Peak classics like Jacob's Ladder or The Beast, both of which are much easier to work into a loop.

There are riders who will tell you that south-to-north is the way to do Cut Gate. There are just as many other riders who will protest that north-to-south is best. They are both wrong... and right. It's great in either direction.

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